SAAPRI Oral History Project
Project Team
A. Sharma, CURL
K. Sujata, SAAPRI
A. Kalayil, SAAPRI
Overview:
Center for Urban Research and Learning at Loyola University (CURL) is a partner in the South Asian American Policy and Research Institute (SAAPRI) Oral History project and the Devon Community Development Planning initiative. The goals of the Oral History project are: to conduct interviews with at least 25 individuals and families who arrived in Illinois from South Asia before 1965; the transcription and analysis of the interviews and materials; to publish and archive materials.
The goals of the Devon Community Development initiative are: develop and create a Devon business directory; assist in the creation of the directory; create and implement a distribution plan to the wider community. A series of six conversations and focus groups will be held with key stakeholders in the community that will create an asset map of the community and prioritize areas of change and growth. The plan will outline the strategies to preserve, expand and revitalize the various aspects of the community such as housing; educational, community, cultural and spiritual institutions; and businesses.